Added August 27th 2006 -

Bromsgrove Rovers 1 - 1 Rothwell Town

Rothwell continued their unbeaten start to the season with a good point away at Bromsgrove Rovers, one of the favourites for promotion this season. It was Rothwell who took the lead when Justin Jenkins extended his scoring run to three games with a well taken goal on 14 minutes. Jenkins received the ball in the box, used some great skill to turn the defender and slotted home to put the Bones one up. Chris Difante missed a great chance before the break to double the lead when the ball was crossed into the box, but for once Difante didn't have his scoring boots on and mis-hit his shot at the Bromsgrove keeper.

As the second half began, Bromsgrove came out strong as they looked to fight back. They grabbed their equaliser in the 63rd minute, when the ball was chipped in from the right and Davis volleyed in. Shaun Allen - who was given his chance in the Rothwell goal following Tom Smith's injury - made two great saves to deny Bromsgrove the lead and Rothwell could have even snatched the winner at the death. With only a couple of minutes remaining, Justin Jenkins was fed in with a great ball. He raced away towards the goal and though his shot was heading goalwards, the Bromsgrove defender managed to make it and clear the ball off the line.

So, the Bones could so nearly have snatched all three points at the end but as it ended, a good point in a potentially difficult fixture.

Rothwell now face Spalding United at Cecil Street on Bank Holiday Monday (28th) with three points the aim.

You can find a full match report of the Bromsgrove game in Monday's Evening Telegraph.